“…we are no longer to be children tossed here and there by waves” (Ephesians 4:14).
The following appeared in the New York Times on November 24, 1931:
The year was 1881. A man was to walk a wire across Niagara Falls, with another on his shoulders. After weeks of preliminary practice, the moment for the event arrived. The rope walker cautioned his young colleague: “We are about to risk our lives. I am to walk the wire. The whole responsibility is mine. You have nothing to do but match my movements. If I sway to the left, let yourself sway with me. If I sway to the right, do the same. Under no circumstances try to save yourself, for there must be only one will in this adventure, and that will is mine. You must subordinate yours to ensure harmony, for without perfect unison we are both lost. There is only one thing for you to do – sway with me.” As they drew near…
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